RieselTX
A town of 1,061, settled in 1891.
Is Riesel a good place to live?
Riesel’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. On hazard risk, just 11 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do better. Riesel has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Riesel stand out
Where Riesel beats most towns.
1,061 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Riesel grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Riesel is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Riesel: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Riesel, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Riesel.
Riesel stands out in Texas and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is lower
At 4 of 100, Riesel’s FEMA risk score is below both Texas’ towns (47 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Riesel’s schools rank ahead of 71% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Riesel ISD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Riesel School, with 334 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 355 | B |
| Riesel SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 334 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Riesel has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Riesel for work: only 5% work in town. At $98,000, Riesel’s median household income is above both the Texas town median ($69,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). 6.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Riesel.
| Riesel | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Riesel, expect mild winters and hot summers
Riesel has mild winters and hot summers. Riesel’s July high is 95°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Riesel are worth about $254K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Riesel home is worth about $254,000, up 0.8% in a year, 14% below the Texas typical home.
| Riesel | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,172 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More young adults than Texas overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 9% of residents (13% statewide). The median age in Riesel is 30.9 years. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.
| Riesel | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 8.9% | 14% | 18% |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 29% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Riesel’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.3 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Riesel | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.1% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.9% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.8% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.7% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.4% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.5% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Property crime in Riesel is lower than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Among 489 Texas towns, just 5 have a lower property crime rate than Riesel. Riesel's reported crime rate is well below Texas's. Among 489 Texas towns, just 6 have a lower violent crime rate than Riesel.
| Riesel | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Health in Riesel trails 58% of U.S. towns
Riesel beats the Texas average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 26% of Riesel adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Riesel | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Riesel | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 12.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.1% | 19.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burney Mullins Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
McLane Stadium and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Riesel. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaMcLane Stadium
12 mi MuseumTexas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
16 mi National MonumentWaco Mammoth National Monument92K visitors a year
14 mi Zoo & aquariumCameron Park Zoo
11 mi MuseumMayborn Museum ComplexPhoto credits
McLane Stadium: Djyueng, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waco Mammoth National Monument: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Cameron Park Zoo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Mayborn Museum Complex: User:Aboxorocks, Public domain
Everything we know about Riesel
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Riesel
About 7 of every 100 Riesel residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
95% of working residents leave Riesel for work
Where Riesel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Riesel
City in Texas, United States
Riesel is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,062 at the 2020 census, a slight increase from the 1,007 people who lived in Riesel at the 2010 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan statistical area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 505 ft
- ZIP code
- 76682
- Area code
- 254
Questions about Riesel
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Riesel, TX expensive?
That is 3.8 years of the area's median household income ($66,205 across the Waco, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.